Susan Froud (born March 31, 1970 in

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) is a Canadian curler from Loretto, Ontario.

Career

Froud won a provincial university championship with the

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in 1996. Froud played in the inaugural

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in 2003, playing

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for the

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rink. Bodogh did not play in the event, so the team was skipped by Penny Shantz. The team finished the event with a 1–3 record, missing the playoffs. Froud played in the Canada Cup again in 2005, playing second for

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the team finished first in their pool with a 4–1 record, but lost both of their playoff games, settling for third place. During her World Curling Tour career, Froud played for several skips, including Merklinger,

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and

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. Over the course of her career, Froud has won the 2004 OVCT RCMP Fall Open, the 2005 Gananoque Cash Spiel (with Merklinger) and the 2010 Brampton Curling Classic (with McKnight). In 2017, Froud won the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel as a skip. She played in her first

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event at the 2007

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with McGhee, but the team missed the playoffs. In 2020, she won the

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. Froud played in her first

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playing second for McGhee. The team finished in 4th place. She returned in

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playing second for Harrison, and the team finished in third place. Froud made it again in

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playing third for McKnight. Again, her team reached the playoffs, settling for fourth place. Froud made her fourth provincial championship in

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playing second for Harrison again. This was the first tournament where her team missed the playoffs, as they finished with a 3–6 record, tied for 8th place. She played in her fifth provincial in

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, playing third for Harrison. The team made the playoffs again, but settled for fourth place. Froud made her sixth provincials appearance in 2019, playing third on a rink skipped by

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. The team finished in seventh place with a 2–5 record. Froud again made it to provincials in 2020, skipping her own team again. There, she finished the round robin with a 3–5 record, tied for fifth place. Froud qualified for the postponed 2022 Ontario Hearts, leading her team to a 3–4 record. Froud again qualified in 2023, leading her team to a 2–3 record. In 2018, Froud won the Ontario Intermediate Women's Championship for curlers over 40. In 2023, she won the Ontario Senior Women's Championship.

Personal life

In addition to attending Waterloo, Froud also attended

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and

Bradford District High School Bradford District High School is a public, English-language secondary school located in Bradford, Ontario. It is managed by the Simcoe County District School Board. The principal is David Brooks. The school has an enrollment of about 1,100. Durin ...

. She works as an engineer / consultant for SNC-Lavalin Environment.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Froud, Susan Living people 1970 births Curlers from Ontario Canadian women curlers University of Waterloo alumni McGill University alumni Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario People from Simcoe County Canada Cup (curling) participants